900k a year probably sounded reasonable to him when he was making millions per picture. Good for him for being generous to his family in good times. Now that he's not the hot commodity he once was, the payments should be reduced.

missmez:900k a year probably sounded reasonable to him when he was making millions per picture. Good for him for being generous to his family in good times. Now that he's not the hot commodity he once was, the payments should be reduced.

I was going to say that 900k a year was never reasonable. I assumed outside the Mummy films he really didn't make any of that big money we think of when we think of a hollywood star.

Then I found out he got 10 million for Bedazzled. If he got that much for that turd then he at least 5 for Monkeybone.

Dude was probably eating panda steaks and having virgins flown in to some rape cave palace in Alberta.

FreetardoRivera:missmez: 900k a year probably sounded reasonable to him when he was making millions per picture. Good for him for being generous to his family in good times. Now that he's not the hot commodity he once was, the payments should be reduced.

I was going to say that 900k a year was never reasonable. I assumed outside the Mummy films he really didn't make any of that big money we think of when we think of a hollywood star.

Then I found out he got 10 million for Bedazzled. If he got that much for that turd then he at least 5 for Monkeybone.

Dude was probably eating panda steaks and having virgins flown in to some rape cave palace in Alberta.

Sir, you did not just badmouth the cinematic treats that are Bedazzled and Monkeybone. One of these has Liz Hurley in low-cut red tops, bikinis and other things. The other has Rose McGowan in a cat costume. These movies have contributed to our culture in immensely meaningful ways.

lacydog:FreetardoRivera: missmez: 900k a year probably sounded reasonable to him when he was making millions per picture. Good for him for being generous to his family in good times. Now that he's not the hot commodity he once was, the payments should be reduced.

I was going to say that 900k a year was never reasonable. I assumed outside the Mummy films he really didn't make any of that big money we think of when we think of a hollywood star.

Then I found out he got 10 million for Bedazzled. If he got that much for that turd then he at least 5 for Monkeybone.

Dude was probably eating panda steaks and having virgins flown in to some rape cave palace in Alberta.

Sir, you did not just badmouth the cinematic treats that are Bedazzled and Monkeybone. One of these has Liz Hurley in low-cut red tops, bikinis and other things. The other has Rose McGowan in a cat costume. These movies have contributed to our culture in immensely meaningful ways.

Colour_out_of_Space:Child support should be based on what the kids need, rather than how much the parent may be able to afford.

It's also based on maintaining the lifestyle that the child is used to, provided the non-custodial parent *can* pay for it. That being said, I had a friend years ago who was living in his truck homeless due to child support payments. He had gone to court multiple times to get it reduced, and the judge literally told him that a place to live was not 'a necessity'. Mutual friends allowed him to use their apartment for the weekends he had the boys (or he'd get a cheap hotel, he NEVER had them sleep in the truck). His ex-wife cheated on him with his best friend, and made substantially more money than he did. She was doing this to him because she could, and actually felt JUSTIFIED in doing so.

I have a background in clinical psych. and his sheer farking hatred of his ex was poisoning his kids. He wasn't consciously badmouthing her, but he was doing it all the time. It was making the boys anxious. I'll tell you what a good father this man was, he listened to what I had to say, heard it, and modified his behavior. I never heard him say another bad thing about their mother in their presence again.

But my other prediction was right. Kids grew up, and figured out the real score without dad having to say a thing. They do not speak to their stepfather, and their relationship with their mother is strained because she spent those years still treating them like a tool to fark with her ex.

They adore their father, he's their hero. And he busted his ass to be a great dad in all the ways that truly matter. And it isn't money.

Anyway, I was like 19 when I knew Mark (guy with the kids) and it opened my eyes to the absolute batshiattery of the family courts. I give the same advice to everyone with kids in a breakup...do everything you possibly can for your kids, and don't discuss relationship details with them while they are kids. They don't need to know who did what to whom. They don't need to be pushed into taking any sides. The goal is supposed to be to raise healthy, sane, people who can take care of themselves and be reasonably happy. Remember?